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2 minutes ago, Hypnos said:

Do it now. 

 

You're meant to file a change of permanent address within 10 days of moving. You can file your AR-11 online. 

 

Anyone who has filed an affidavit of support for you is also required to file an I-865 within 30 days of them moving. This cannot be filed online. 

Thanks - I found most of that info. Looking at the I-865 does my wife use her now married name, or her maiden name she used when she sponsored me? TIA

Hello - Whilst I'm still a few months away from being able to file my ROC - I thought I would check in here, see what to expect.....yes I'm over anxious.

I have just realized that I completely forgot to change my address when we moved on Feb 1st of this year. I know thats not good, has anyone else done it? What came of it? Do I have to file for myself AND my US wife too? Any help greatly appreciated! Thanks

If you have no immediate plans then probably not worth worrying about, things change.

Indeed! I think we shall be waiting. No plans at all....except for our holiday there next summer, thats about it! Got to show her more of Wales!

When are you looking to move?

Do you intend to get US Citizenship first?

We really are not looking to ever move! It was just something we thought maybe we would look into as a benefit for her, if in the future we happened to want to move, or anything like that!

The rules for your wife to enter and live in the UK with you require an immigration procedure which is neither an easy or short process. It is also a process that may rapidly change, depending on the eventual ruling of the UK Supreme Court challenging these laws and maybe even concerns involving Brexit, or if the political makeup of the UK changes. It first requires that you, the UK citizen return to the UK without her for a lengthy period of time, and maintain a job or have significant savings that fulfills the strict legal financial requirements that over half of it's citizens cannot meet. Cosponsors are not allowed, neither is offers from friends or family - only what the UKC has. It is for this reason, many families have been separated for long periods of time, have waged multiple legal battles, left their countries to be with their spouse, or found creative legal loopholes. A US citizen is not an EU citizen (being considered a non-EEA), and therefore do not have any rights or protections or freedom of movement as would be given to someone within the EU, and your civil rights or protections granted to you under the EU as a UK citizen do not matter. I would encourage you to look at the links in my signature discussing current UK immigration rules for non-EEA spouses/partners if you would like additional information.

Like many US/UK couples, my husband had to leave his country behind to be with me, and we are thankful that the US allows couples like this the ability to live together freely in our immigration process. It's for this reason, UK citizens that move to the US and do not have a significant amount of lifetime savings should keep this choice in mind. Save over the long term or decide to make a go of it stateside for the long term, unless the economy in the UK changes for the better, or there is a job prospect that can meet the UK requirement.

WOW that seems rather extreme! I thank you kindly for your helpful reply. Seems like it isn't anything we will be looking into doing. Again, it was just something we thought we could do, now that we are married, but seems that we were wrong! Thanks again, lets see what Britexit does for us, the good and the bad!

Hi All,

I moved over to the states on K1 and now have my GC. My wife and I are very happy here, but we were wondering what we could do to possibly get her eligibility to live in the UK, and possibly one day becoming a UKC.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Alex

I've been over to the states so many times I couldnt count. I just put down the last 4-5 trips that I could remember. Interview passed, GC in hand no problems.

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Oh wow, thank you so much. Do you know if she had to apply for a waiver?

If you were replying to me....No, no waiver applied for, just prayers

well I don't know if I was different to everyone else for some reason...but my visa issue date was 22 Sept, and my expiration was 11 Nov 2015. As someone said, maybe that was my medical 6 months?! Either way, still better check

I know someone who was brought over with their parents legally, and then overstayed after their visa expired, continued high school and then left aged 19. When they applied for K1, they had no problems, and have been given a green card since! Good luck!

She will have been told that on her interview date the visa is issued and will be valid for 90 days only. So, she will need to move over BEFORE July 2016, or you might be forced to start the whole process over again.....Something to SERIOUSLY look into.

When she gets her passport back, it will show a date of expiration for the visa.

I sent my RFE back and it took a good 10 days to change, when it does, they backdate it. The next wait then is how long it takes for someone to actually pick your case back up again, which for us was 2 months. Good luck

GC came yesterday! Thank the lord..... 2 years of bliss now! Update SSN Monday and DL so they both look a little bit more normal!! Good luck to those of you still waiting!

Same for us, I keep checking constantly. We also got our approval notice in the mail almost a week ago.

Hey!! Mine got an update just now with the shipping tracking number! Any update on yours???

Good morning amazing members!

First of all thank you for always helping! I would not be able to live peacefully without this forum.

I have a question...

My husband's ID expired because of course his K1 Visa expired. We are already married and we already filed for AOS, EAD. I just have the first notice that says they received the papers.

I think for the Biometrics he needs to show some type of ID, but his Florida Drivers License is expired.

Is he allowed to go to our MDV and request a new ID? or do we have to wait until he receives his AOS :/

Also what would he have to take to the MDV to prove the paperwork is in progress..

Thank you all !

-Maria Karla

If he already has a FL license... even expired this might work: I went to renew mine once my EAD came through, and the guy at the counter said that if you take them the notice that you have filed for AOS, they usually 'try to work with you' and extend your license for another year! Thats what the guy in Pinellas County said in FL....might work for you in Miami! Good luck

Has anyone else been experiencing longer than usual wait times? Yes I know USCIS says 60 days but still......

Ours was updated 1/25 saying approved, but still no card mailed

Oh wow... Ive been checking pretty much every hour to see. I got the approval notice in the mail yesterday. It's not really a 'big deal' but I really would love to actually have it in my possession!!!

My USCIS was updated on 1/29 saying approved, but still no card mailed?! How long has it been taking people. I thought most of you were receiving within a week!

May I ask how long yours took to process?

All depends on which service center you were sent to! Mine was TX, I filed 24th Sept 14 and finally got my NOA2 beginning of June 15......

Uhm, I think someone more 'qualified' than me might be able to help/correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the K-1 mean that the beneficiary has to move to the states with you!? That would mean that once she gets approved, to proceed, you would both have to move to america!

Just make sure that you both write letters of intent!!! I got an RFE because I didn't write one, only she did. OOPS. Have a good holiday!

Why don't you go and visit him? That way he doesn't have to quit his job, and you won't have the worry about how it will look throughout the rest of the petition?! As said though, after NOA2, things do go quite fast. I would maybe wait a couple of weeks, and once you have your interview date, if its a few weeks away, squeeze in a trip to go and visit then!!

Done with the medical last Feb 3 and the results say I have to undergo sputum for 3 days. Had history of PTB last year and was treated but I cant help myself to be sad. The clinic refused my medical records for the last xray which I dont understand. Anyway I just want to vent out. I just hope that everything go well.

I feel for you as I had a similar situation. I had some kind of cloud on my XRAY so they thought maybe I had TB. I had to give Sputum for 3 days as well, and then wait 7 weeks for the results to come back. As well as paying privately for a respiratory specialist to find out what was wrong, CT scan, blood tests, respiratory breathing tests, all cost a small fortune!!

It delayed me for about 8 weeks I think, which was a MASSIVE BLOW. BUT Ive been in the states for 4 months now, and just received my GC. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Fight your way through, and think about all the good that will come at the end.

I woke up this morning like this:

Case Was Approved:On February 2, 2016, we approved your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status.

Does this mean no interview????

Looks like it! Congratulations! I got that notice on 1/29...still waiting for my card, but super excited now! wahoo

Woke up this morning with text and email notification that my interview is scheduled for March 10.. my filed date is Oct 6th. Case was changed to being scheduled for an interview on Nov 2nd last year so my interview was scheduled 3 months after that update. I'm nervous now ..

I can't speak for what the interview is like, but from what I have read, its really not that bad. Check out the reviews of the USCIS location where your interview will be held. If your happily married you should be fine with no worries. Seems like the best advice is taking joint bills/car insurance/lease(mortgage) or anything that proves your a real couple. Good luck, I'm sure you'll be fine.

I've got the text and email notifications turned on, but I still find myself checking the USCIS website about 20 times a day, if not more, waiting for the card mailed notification.....COME ON GC!!!!!! I know I have it coming at some point, but I just want to hold it think I'm a little over the top!

As always, good luck to those of you still waiting, praying for a quick, speedy, EASY processing for you